Island 2 · Forest quest
You need 3 leeches, not 5. They are small ground pickups on the second island, not fish you catch in the water.
The shortest path from a stuck quest counter to the next progression step.
Use a slow, repeatable sweep instead of searching the shoreline with your fishing rod.
Find the NPC sitting beside the lake on Island 2 and speak to her before you start searching. Confirm that the leech objective is active and that the counter is visible. Items collected before the task is active may not help the objective, so the quest order matters.
Begin at the quest giver and walk one deliberate loop through the nearby Forest area. Check walkable paths, grass, vegetation, and the edges around structures or other props. There is no verified permanent coordinate list, so use the counter and a systematic sweep rather than a fixed pin.
Leeches are small and can blend into a busy island scene. Angle the camera toward walking level, slow down near grass and object clusters, and check the interaction prompt. Confirm the counter advances from 0/3 to 1/3, 2/3, and finally 3/3.
Bring all three leeches back to the lakeside NPC. Do not keep roaming for an extra pickup, and do not sell, cook, or discard unusual quest-related items before the hand-in is complete.
These checks solve the most common “I only found two” situation without inventing a reset method.
The leech pickup is only the first half of the second-island progression chain.
Complete the hand-in before moving on to optional fishing or shopping. The quest giver returns a distinct boss-related reward, described in public guides as Modified Leech or Leech Bait. Use the current item name shown by your game UI as the authority.
Do not treat the reward like ordinary bait. Public guides agree that it is used to trigger Giant Piranha, so prepare your weapon, ammunition, healing items, and room to move before using it.
After defeating the boss, preserve the distinct progression drop and take it back to the lakeside NPC. Source pages use different English names for this item, so do not sell or cook an unusual boss drop until the quest is finished.
The hand-in is the progression checkpoint. Once the NPC dialogue and objective update, check the Radar and follow the newly available route toward Island 3.
Keep the answer narrow when the task does not advance.
No. The verified guide evidence describes these as ground pickups. Repeat one careful land sweep with a low camera, checking paths, grass, vegetation, and structures. A missing counter entry is not evidence that the leeches are underwater.
No. The current cross-source answer is 3 leeches. Stop when the active objective reads 3/3. Some early guides reported 5, but that number is not supported by the current sources checked for this page.
Check your inventory for the distinct Giant Piranha quest trophy and return it to the lakeside NPC. Public sources disagree on the trophy's exact English item label, so follow the current quest marker and item text rather than selling or cooking an unusual drop.
No guaranteed leech-specific reset is documented by the official sources checked here. Do not present leaving the island, reloading, or restarting as a certain fix. Record the quest count and session details, then check current Steam discussions or a new developer update before repeating a long search.
Checked August 28, 2026. The core answer is based on cross-source agreement from public How to Fish guides and Steam Community discussions: 3 leeches, Island 2 ground pickups, a lakeside quest hand-in, and the Giant Piranha progression chain. The latest official announcement reviewed was Patch 1.0.10; it does not list a leech-specific change.
This is an unofficial fan guide and has not been verified by hands-on play in this project. Fixed coordinates, spawn rates, guaranteed reset methods, exact boss health, exact shot counts, and guaranteed recovery outcomes are intentionally not claimed.
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